Allam Chutney | Ginger Chutney | Chutney Recipes
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Recipe type: Side
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 1 small bowl
 
Spicy, tangy, a perfect accompaniment, allam chutney with pesarettu, mung beans dosa
Ingredients
  • ½ Tbsp urad dal
  • ½ Tbsp chana dal
  • 1 big piece ginger
  • ¼ Tsp methi seeds/menthya
  • 2-3 red chilli
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 Tbsp desiccated coconut
  • ½ lime sized tamarind
  • ½ Tbsp jaggery
  • Salt to taste
  • Water as required to grind
  • 1 Tsp oil
  • ½ Tsp mustard
  • Few curry leaves
  • 1 pinch hing
Method
  1. In a pan, add urad and chana dals with ¼ Tsp oil and start frying
  2. Add a small crystal of hing
  3. Once the dals start turning golden, add ginger and saute
  4. Drop in the red chillies and chopped garlic and fry till fragrant, let it cool
  5. In a mixer jar, add the coconut, and cooled fried ingredients
  6. Season with salt
  7. Add jaggery and tamarind paste
  8. Grind into a chutney, and add tadka on top
  9. Serve with pesarettu dosas
Notes
Ginger can be added directly to make chutney, frying them slightly removes the strong potent pungency of the ginger

Dals give texture and body to the chutney, they can be skipped, but add more ginger and coconut

Fresh coconut also can be used in place of desiccated coconut
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/allam-chutney/